Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 1TP
How much crime is recorded in SM5 1TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middleton Circle
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
SM5 1TPCarshalton
How safe is SM5 1TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 1TP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SM5 1TPNational
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Burglary12.69.1
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.